‘Students suffer the consequences': CEA reports 271 fewer teachers, positions

Nearly 300 teachers and positions were cut in budgets, leaving schools to start the school year with fewer educators, according to data by the Connecticut Education Association (CEA). According to available data collected in June, about 97 teachers were slated to be laid off, and 174 positions were slated to be eliminated through attrition, meaning retirements and resignations. The data...